Gritstone to Participate in Two Upcoming Investor Conferences

On September 1, 2022 Gritstone bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that aims to develop the world’s most potent vaccines, reported that management will present at the 2022 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference, taking place September 7-9, 2022, in Boston, MA, and participate in a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, taking place September 12-14, 2022, in New York, NY (Press release, Gritstone Oncology, SEP 1, 2022, View Source [SID1234618879]). The events will also be available via webcast. Please find additional details about the events below.

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2022 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference
Presentation Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022, 1:20pm EDT
Presenters: Celia Economides, Chief Financial Officer and Matthew J. Hawryluk, Chief Business Officer
Location: Boston, MA
Webcast: View Source

H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference
Fireside Chat Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 3:30pm EDT
Participant: Andrew Allen, M.D., Ph.D., Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Location: New York, NY
Webcast: View Source

The events will be accessible via the Investors & Media section of the company’s website at View Source Archived replays will be accessible for 30 days following the events.

Ultragenyx to Participate at Citi BioPharma Conference

On September 1, 2022 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for serious rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases, reported that Eric Crombez, Chief Medical Officer, Gene Therapy, will participate in a Rare Disease Panel at Citi’s 17th Annual BioPharma Conference on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 11:20 AM ET (Press release, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, SEP 1, 2022, View Source [SID1234618878]).

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The live and archived webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the company’s website at View Source The replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days.

Completion of share buy-back program

On September 1, 2022 Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) reported that its share buy-back program has been completed on August 31, 2022 (Press release, Genmab, SEP 1, 2022, View Source [SID1234618876]).

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On June 17, 2022 Genmab announced the initiation of a share buy-back program to mitigate dilution from warrant exercises and to honor our commitments under our Restricted Stock Units program.

The share buy-back program was expected to be completed no later than August 31, 2022 and comprised up to 370,000 shares.

The following transactions were executed under the program from August 29, 2022 to August 31, 2022:

Details of each transaction are included as an appendix to this announcement.

Genmab’s accumulated share buy-back from June 20, 2022 to August 31, 2022 amounts to 370,000 shares at a total cost of DKK 907.49 million. The announced share buy-back program has thus been completed.

Following these transactions, Genmab holds 599,883 shares as treasury shares, corresponding to 0.91% of the total share capital and voting rights.

The share buy-back program is undertaken in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (‘MAR’) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, also referred to as the "Safe Harbour Regulation." Further details on the terms of the share buy-back program can be found in our company announcement no. 22 dated June 17, 2022.

Novartis appoints Fiona Marshall, Ph.D., President of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research as Jay Bradner, M.D., steps down from the Executive Committee of Novartis

On September 1, 2022 Novartis reported that James (Jay) E. Bradner, M.D., will step down from the Executive Committee of Novartis (ECN), effective October 31st after seven years leading research at Novartis (Press release, Novartis, SEP 1, 2022, View Source [SID1234618875]). Fiona H. Marshall, Ph.D., currently Senior Vice President and Global Head of Discovery Sciences, Preclinical Development and Translational Medicine at MSD (Merck & Co., Inc in USA), has been appointed as President of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), effective November 1st, 2022 reporting to Vas Narasimhan, M.D., CEO of Novartis. Dr. Marshall will become a member of the ECN.

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"Leading NIBR has been a privilege for which I will forever be grateful," Jay Bradner said. "I am so proud of the medicines we have imagined together, and I am confident that Fiona and our leaders will continue the creative, productive and important research to the definitive benefit of those with life-threatening diseases."

Vas Narasimhan said: "I am deeply grateful to Jay for his invaluable contributions to reimagining how we discover innovative medicines, recruiting world-class scientific leaders and expanding our collaborations with leading biotech companies and academic institutions. I wish him the very best in his future endeavors and am grateful Jay has agreed to assist with the transition."

"I am delighted to welcome Fiona to Novartis. She is both an esteemed biomedical scientist and an accomplished biopharmaceuticals research leader. Her three decades of experience leading drug discovery and early development across large biopharma, biotech and academia and her deep passion for biomedical science make her the ideal leader to help us strengthen our innovation pipeline and advance future waves of high-value medicines."

Fiona Marshall said: "I am very excited to join Novartis and lead the discovery teams who are renowned for their collaborative research and use of cutting-edge technologies. I look forward to working with them, colleagues across Novartis and our partners across the biopharma ecosystem to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into breakthrough medicines that address critical areas of unmet need for patients."

Prior to joining Merck in 2018, Dr. Marshall was a Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Heptares Therapeutics, a successful UK Biotech company focused on structure-based drug design that was subsequently acquired by the Japanese biotech company Sosei, where she continued to serve as Chief Scientific Officer. Earlier in her career, Dr. Marshall was Director of Molecular Pharmacology at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and spent 10 years at GSK, holding senior positions in Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroscience. She holds a BSc in Biochemistry from University of Bath (UK) and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from University of Cambridge (UK). Dr. Marshall is the recipient of the 2012 WISE Women of Outstanding Achievement for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, and the 2015 RSC Malcolm Campbell Award for chemistry and the Vane Medal from the British Pharmacological Society. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences, Honorary Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

IMV Inc. to Present at Two Investor Conferences in September

On September 1, 2022 IMV Inc. (Nasdaq: IMV; TSX: IMV), a clinical-stage company developing a portfolio of immune-educating therapies based on its novel DPX platform to treat solid and hematologic cancers, reported that members of IMV’s executive management team will be presenting at two investor conferences in September (Press release, IMV, SEP 1, 2022, View Source [SID1234618874]). Please find additional details on the conferences below.

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• H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, New York City
Format: In-person presentation and one-on-one investor meetings
Speaker: Andrew Hall, Chief Executive Officer at IMV Inc.
Date: September 12, 2022
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

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• Cantor Fitzgerald’s Oncology & HemOnc Conference, New York City
Format: Panel "Building I/O combinations: What are the Novel Ideas?" and one-on-one investor meetings
Speaker: Jeremy Graff, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at IMV Inc.
Date: September 28, 2022
Time: 10:40 a.m. ET